Mía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez on The Strain, as Nadia Santos on the television drama Alias, as Cristina Kahlo in Frida, as Chichina Ferreyra in The Motorcycle Diaries, and as Carmen in The Twilight Saga.
Early life and career
Maestro was born in Buenos Aires, which received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Foreign Film.
In 2006, she co-starred in Wolfgang Petersen's film Poseidon.
Maestro has been cast as the lead character in Cutthroat, an ABC television pilot for the 2010–2011 season. As of 30 September 2010, she has been cast as Carmen of the Denali Coven in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and Part 2. Maestro guest-starred as maya in White Collar, In 2017, she returned to theater and played the role of Diana Salazar in Ferdinand von Schirach's Terror. The play was produced in multiple countries, an adapted version of the play had its United States premiere in a production by Miami New Drama at Miami Beach's Colony Theatre.
Musical career
As a singer-songwriter, Maestro has been performing in Los Angeles, New York City, and Buenos Aires, and is in preparation to start recording her EP followed by an album. In 2010, she performed in Iceland where she opened for Emiliana Torrini during several shows at the Háskólabíó theater in Reykjavík. She has collaborated with the UK band Faithless, singing on the song "Love is My Condition" on their album The Dance, released in May 2010.
Maestro's version of "Lloverá" appeared on the Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 soundtrack, also as part of an EP titled Blue Eyed Sailor, released in November 2012. The EP features three songs: "Blue Eyed Sailor", "Time to Go" (featuring Damien Rice) and "Lloverá". It also features a music video of "Blue Eyed Sailor", directed by Juan Azulay and Guillermo Navarro, inspired by the art of Cecilia Paredes.
On 7 October 2014, Mia Maestro's debut album Si Agua was released by Arts & Crafts.
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| 2025 || After This Death || Isabel ||
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| 2026 || Baton || || Post-production
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Television
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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| 2000 || For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story || Marianela || rowspan="2"|TV movie
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| 2001 || In the Time of the Butterflies || Maria Teresa
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| 2004–2006 || Alias || Nadia Santos || Guest (Season 3); Main cast (Season 4); Special guest (Season 5): 31 episodes
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| 2005 || Family Guy || Loka || 1 episode; Voice role
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| 2006 || The Ten Commandments || Zipporah || rowspan="2"|TV movie
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| 2007 || The Man || Dr. Lola Fiero
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| 2008 || The Summit || Maria Puerto || 2 episodes; Miniseries
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| 2008–2009 || Crusoe || Olivia || 7 episodes
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| 2010 || Cutthroat || Nina Cabrera || TV movie
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| 2012 || White Collar || Maya || 2 episodes
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| 2013 || Person of Interest || Mira Dobrica || 1 episode
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| 2014–2015 || The Strain || Dr. Nora Martinez || Main cast (Season 1–2): 26 episodes
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| rowspan="2"|2015 || Hannibal || Allegra Pazzi || Episode: "Contorno"
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| Scandal || Elise Martin || 3 episodes
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| 2018 || Nashville || Rosa || 2 episodes
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| 2019–2021 || Mayans M.C. || Sederica Palomo || 9 episodes
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| 2021 || Rise and Shine, Benedict Stone || Emilia || TV movie
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| 2023
| Extrapolations
| Mariama Cruz
| 1 episode
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Theater
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| 2005 || My Life as a Fairytale || The Little Mermaid || Off-Broadway Revival
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| 2017 || Terror || Diana Salazar || Colony Theatre
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Discography
Studio albums
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! scope="row" | Si Agua
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- Released: October 7, 2014
- Label: Nacional Records
- Formats: Digital download
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